Mark Wahlberg loves s**t-talking roles

A Naval Intelligence Officer and a DEA agent who have been tasked with investigating one another, find they have been set up by the mob – whom both men are under the assumption that they have been stealing from.

The actor stars alongside Denzel Washington in new action-comedy '2 Guns' and thinks he's best suited to hard-man roles that require him to talk trash.

He told BANG Showbiz: ''When we are playing roles that call for s**t-talking, I feel I'm pretty good. So that's my comfort zone right there. That's why I was hired to play [this] part and be able to do it.''

The 45-year-old star was honoured to work alongside 'Flight' actor Washington, however, he insists he wasn't ''intimidated'' working with the Oscar-winning actors.

He explained: ''I have the utmost respect for Denzel and Jack Nicholson. I think we're talking about two of the greatest living actors that I was fortunate enough to have an opportunity to work with those guys.

''For me, I don't get intimidated by it ... I get excited about it because I know from working with people that are that great, that I get the chance to be that much better myself.''